Fungal Physiology And Immunopathogenesis

Author : Marcio L. Rodrigues
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030302377
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fungal Physiology and Immunopathogenesis written by Marcio L. Rodrigues and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers an overview of the various aspects involved in the ability of fungi to damage host cells, and discusses cutting-edge approaches to the study of fungal pathogenesis. The first chapter illustrate the key roles of glycans and pigments, the most abundant surface components in fungal cells, in their interactions with host cells. The connections between cellular physiology and fungal pathogenesis are then discussed in the following chapters. Physiology-related processes affecting pathogenesis include fungal secretion, morphological transitions, and response to light. In turn, the book illustrates mechanisms of damage to host cells using the Histoplasma capsulatum model of infection, and reviews the use of transcriptomic approaches to understand the mechanisms of interaction between fungal cells and host tissues. After a discussion of the immunological mechanisms underlying host susceptibility to fungal infections, the book’s closing contribution reviews the mechanisms of interaction between fungi and other microbes, and the impact of this association on fungal pathogenesis. Given its scope, the book will appeal to scientists in the fields of mycology, microbiology, infectious diseases, biology and medicine.

Author : Paul L. Fidel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387254455
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fungal Immunology: written by Paul L. Fidel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-04-09 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive review of all known immune mechanisms for medically important fungal pathogens from the organ perspectives of the human body. This authoritative guide is organized by organ system, as one particular fungus can have several different effects.

Author : Jean-Paul Latgé
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030499286
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fungal Cell Wall written by Jean-Paul Latgé and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-12 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book illustrates, that the fungal cell wall is critical for the biology and ecology of all fungi and especially for human fungal pathogens. Readers will learn, that the composition of the fungal cell wall is a unique structure, which cannot be found in the human host. Consequently, the chapters outline, how the immune systems of both animals and humans have evolved to recognize conserved and unique elements of the fungal cell wall. As an application example, the authors also show, that the three-dimensional structures of the cell wall are excellent targets for the development of antifungal agents and chemotherapeutic strategies. With the combination of biological findings and medical outlooks, this volume is a fascinating read for scientists, clinicians and biomedical students.

Author : Monica Mahajan
Publisher : Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9389188342
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Systemic Fungal Infections: Principles, Pathogenesis & Practice written by Monica Mahajan and published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : D. H. Jennings
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521355249
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Physiology of Fungal Nutrition written by D. H. Jennings and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-03-09 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive review of how nutrients enter a fungus and their fate once inside the cell. 2000 references.

Author : Gordon D. Brown
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402054920
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Immunology of Fungal Infections written by Gordon D. Brown and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-10 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text covers all aspects of the immunology of fungal infection. Beyond the basics, coverage includes recent developments in innate and adaptive immunological mechanisms involved in the host response to fungal infection. The volume’s topical sections provide an immunological perspective on the cells, soluble factors and receptors involved in recognising and combating fungal infections. Discussion includes descriptions of immunity to specific pathogens, immune-escape mechanisms used by fungi, and therapeutic strategies.

Author : Peter M. Robinson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practical Fungal Physiology written by Peter M. Robinson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1978 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Steven P. Templeton
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 288945682X
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Immunity to Human Fungal Pathogens: Mechanisms of Host Recognition, Protection, Pathology, and Fungal Interference written by Steven P. Templeton and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fungi are found in virtually every environment, and comprise a significant portion of the normal microflora of healthy individuals. Some species of fungi are aeroallergen sources capable of inducing sensitization and causing exacerbation of asthma and respiratory allergy. Others are transmissible between hosts and may cause no symptoms in healthy individuals. However, immune suppressed individuals may develop invasive disease marked by tissue invasion with a potential for widespread dissemination. Existing therapies for patients consist of antifungal drugs, yet these require prolonged administration with the possibility of adverse side effects, and may be rendered ineffective by the emergence of antifungal-resistant strains. It is therefore of interest to increase our understanding of host-pathogen interactions in order to facilitate the development of new therapies for individuals suffering from fungal infection and disease. These early interactions are shaped by an array of constituent and secreted factors that stimulate or inhibit host immune responses toward protective or detrimental immunity. Likewise, an array of preformed factors and tissue-resident cells provide early protection from fungal infection and provide extracellular signals that result in localized recruitment of inflammatory cells and determine the character of subsequent adaptive antifungal immunity. This Research Topic explores the host and fungal pathways that program innate and adaptive immunity and the immune cells, molecules, and regulatory pathways that comprise protective or detrimental responses to fungal exposure or infection. Over 200 authors contributed reviews, opinions, or original research focusing on antifungal immunity in humans and in experimental models. We believe that the results of these efforts provide a benchmark for further advances and improved antifungal therapies.

Author : Harry Wheeler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 364266184X
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plant Pathogenesis written by Harry Wheeler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences is designed to fill a long-felt need for advanced educational and technological books in the agricultural sciences. These texts, intended primarily for students of agriculture, should also provide up-to-date technical background reading for the many agricultural workers in extension services, educational systems, or international bodies. The editors of Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences will select key subjects relating to the agricultural environment, agricultural physics and chemistry, soil science, plant sciences, animal sciences, food technology, and agricultural engineering for a critical and synthetic appraisal. An initial theoretical presentation will be used by authors of individual volumes in the series to develop a technical approach~including examples and practical solutions~ to each subject. In addressing the advanced undergraduate and early graduate student of agriculture, selected authors will present the latest information, leavened with the lessons learned from their own experience, on precise and well-defined topics. Such books that widen the horizons of the student of agriculture can serve, too, as useful reference sources for the young specialist in the early years of his career. Many specialists who are involved in teaching agricultural science are isolated from universities and research institutions. This series will bring them up-to-date scientific information, thus keeping them in touch with progress. The basic objective of Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences is to effect a structural integration of the theoretic and technical approaches to agriculture.

Author : J.P. Latge
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783540531470
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fungal Cell Wall and Immune Response written by J.P. Latge and published by Springer. This book was released on 1991-06-28 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent findings on the role of the cell wall of pathogenetic fungi in the pathogenic processes of both vertebrates and invertebrates are presented. The fungal cell wall not only gives shape to the fungus, but it is a dynamic structure allowing fungal growth and survival of fungi in both friendly and adverse environments. It acts as a living sieve controlling the entry of nutrients and the secretion of metabolic products. In terms of fungal pathogenesis, the fungal wall may be responsible for eliciting the defense response of their respective invertebrate or vertebrate hosts or conversely it may provide protection against the host defense system during the pathogenic process.